Veterans distribute food aid to residents under EMCO
BY AISYAH AZZAHRA SUHIRI SAMARAHAN: Royal Malaysian Navy Veterans Association (PVTLDM) Sarawak on Wednesday (Sept 1) organised a Food Basket Assistance programme for residents of Taman Samarindah here. The aid was distributed to 33 household heads in the area who are affected by the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). “I hoped that the assistance would ease the […]
Department closes Samarahan, Serian offices
KUCHING: The Land and Survey Department offices in the Samarahan and Serian divisions are temporarily closed from today (Aug 30) and will resume operations on Wednesday (Sept 1). The department said the closure is to enable the sanitisation works to be carried out in accordance with standard operating procedures in order to prevent the spread […]
Low water pressure issues being resolved
KUCHING: Work is being done to resolve the problem of low water pressure in Kampung Melayu, Samarahan, said Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. The Assistant Minister of Utilities (Water Supply) was commenting on complaints made by a local resident on social media over the matter. He said three causes of low water pressure in the […]
Dewan Suarah Samarahan PPV welcomes walk-ins
KUCHING: Residents of Samarahan district who have not received their Covid-19 vaccination are encouraged to head directly to the Dewan Suarah Samarahan vaccination centre (PPV) as a walk-in over the next two weeks starting July 23. According to information shared by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), these residents are allowed to walk in between […]
Walk-in jabs for Samarahan residents
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Samarahan residents aged 18 and above who have not yet gotten their Covid-19 vaccination are urged to do so via walk-in. The Samarahan District Office stated that residents may do so at the Kota Samarahan Civic Centre Covid-19 vaccination centre (PPV) at 8am to 4pm from July 23 to Aug 3. “In line […]
Vaccine registration forms pulled out
KUCHING: Google Forms, which were created by the Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) to register residents in Kota Samarahan for vaccination at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), were withdrawn as of yesterday (June 20). MPKS chairman Datuk Peter Minos said the forms will no longer be distributed because they were misused. “The improper use of the […]
Council to look into issue of roadside hawkers
KUCHING: The Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) enforcement team will look into the issue of hawkers selling by the roadside next to the Samarahan Bridge. In saying so, its chairman Datuk Peter Minos said MPKS thanked Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing for his comment on the matter. Minos said […]
Compliance level in Samarahan satisfactory
KUCHING: Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Mino expressed his satisfaction with the level of adherence to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in Samarahan. When contacted by New Sarawak Tribune, he said that residents living within the jurisdiction of MPKS have gotten used to the SOPs and are complying with the guidelines set […]
A role model for Muara Tuang’s plant nursery business
SAMARAHAN: Muara Tuang assemblyman Datuk Idris Buang has described Nurseri Sarang Pipit as a role model for the plant nursery business in his constituency. Idris pointed out that it is his first time seeing local and Bumiputera folk using their home compound to plant and start a nursery in a systematic way. Therefore, he applauded […]
Improved situations in Kanowit, Sri Aman and Samarahan
KUCHING: The districts of Kanowit, Sri Aman and Samarahan have improved from orange to yellow after recording 20, 19, and 11 local infection cases respectively in the last 14 days. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the districts of Serian, Bau, Subis, Julau, Selangau, Betong, Meradong, Kuching, Kapit, Bintulu, Miri and Sibu remained red […]
